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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dan Sabbagh

Three charged over assault on Guardian journalist Owen Jones

Owen Jones.
Owen Jones was attacked in August. Photograph: Linda Nylind/The Guardian

Three men have been charged over a late-night assault on Guardian journalist Owen Jones outside a pub in Islington, north London.

The Met police said James Healy, 39, from Portsmouth; Liam Tracey, 34, from Camden, London; and Charlie Ambrose, 29, from Brighton, had been charged with actual bodily harm and affray.

Jones, 35, said he had been celebrating his birthday with friends when he was attacked at around 2am outside the Lexington public house on 17 August.

The three men will appear at Highbury Corner magistrates court on 6 November.

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